The Breakfast Club - INTERVIEW: Amanda Serrano Talks Upcoming Katie Taylor Fight, Jake Paul 'MVP' Boxing, Claressa Shields + More

Episode Date: June 10, 2025

Today on The Breakfast Club, Amanda Serrano Talks Upcoming Katie Taylor Fight, Jake Paul 'MVP' Boxing, Claressa Shields. Listen For More!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakfastClubPower1051FMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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And we got a special guest in the building. The champ is here. Amanda Serrano. Welcome. How you feeling? I'm feeling great, feeling great. It's a little too early for me, but for you guys, I'll sacrifice. You was at the parade yesterday. Yes, yes. It was amazing. It was, it was, I was there in 2019. I got honored as one of my Guinness Book of World Records for 7th Division and it was like a complete Different parade this time everyone knew who I was

It just felt so Welcoming and so awesome. Yeah, you've won a like you just said titles in seven different weight classes Are you chasing greatness? Are you chasing something something deeper? I'm chasing legacy and I believe I've accomplished that already. You know, I'm the first Puerto Rican to become undisputed male or female and first, 7th division world champion. So now it's just doing other stuff. Making money.

Making money and opening the doors and continuing to open the doors for women in the sport. You know, he mentioned seven divisions. People don't realize how difficult that is. The only fighter that has done more is Manny Pacquiao. We just talked about him, has done eight divisions. That's a question of go-hoc, you should know. Yeah, yeah, but that was in the books, right? So what she's done is like, it's insane, right?

But there's another division that you haven't fought in, 147, right? And I just want to throw that out there because I know that Clarissa is a lot bigger. She's fighting heavyweight, 154, 160, but she's a big name in the sport. And for some reason, you girls were cool, but it's like tension.

Like you put out a tweet that I actually respected your tweet because it's kind of like you were fed up of her attacking MVP, your promoter. Is that a pipe dream? If it ever came, if she came down 147, could that fight ever happen? Well, tell her, what's your natural weight first? No, I'm the champion currently.

I'm the featherweight champion, which is 126 pounds. 20 pounds, Jesus! I am fighting for the title at 140 with Katie Taylor. But respectfully, I respect Clarissa, what she's done in the sport. I respect her as an athlete, her accomplishments. But I came here today to talk about July 11th, to talk about me, to talk about the girls

that are making history at Madison Square Garden on Netflix. Yeah. She said something, she said that the Manny Eight is questionable, why? Because he won in two divisions, they weren't world titles, they were regional titles. All my divisions was world titles. Got you. Now I need to ask, when gaining that much weight, right, when you're naturally 126

and you have to gain 20 pounds, how does that affect you? Affect your speed, affect your strength, and affect your mental? It does, it does affect you. People don't realize it. It's harder for me to go up in weight than to make the lower weight, because I walk around 134, 135, so it's easy for me to drop 10 pounds. But when I'm going up, a lot of these girls,

they can withhold my power. They can, you know, they can, you know, the power is, I still have power at that weight, but it's just a lot easier for them to to withhold it and it's it's I have to be constantly eating my trainer my sister everyone's like forcing me you have to eat you have to eat healthy it's not like you're eating burgers but I'm like I'm not I'm not hungry I just finished training I'm not hungry and they're like no you have to eat because I can lose weight really really fast

I refuse to believe you ate healthy yesterday after the police Yeah, honestly I didn't but I had a fried fish sandwich It's surprising not Puerto Rican food. It was just it was crazy. It was crazy Well, you you're right. It's beginning of July 11th, you are fighting Katie Taylor. You already for her twice Now, what are you doing differently this fight? Yeah, definitely. I brought in new people for the camp I have a nutrition coach now Sydney Miller. She's been helping me on feeding me good food. I have Running coach his name is Spencer. He's the one who helped Tito Trinidad in all his fights. So that's been a great help for me.

I hired another assistant coach that's helping me keep my distance, helping me with my head movement and boxing and stuff like that. But listen, me and Katie had 20 great rounds together. We bring great fights. We show the fans that we can fight. And this fight is gonna be no different.

We had headlining Madison Square Garden on an all-girl card. And the good thing is that all these girls are coming to fight. So we don't know who is gonna be the fighter of the night. So all of us are stepping our game up. I'm stepping my game up. I need this win on paper.

I believe I won both fights, but this one is different because I need the judges to see that I won this fight. I need this fight on paper. So yeah, we're working a little different, smarter. And I believe this, the third time's the charm. And you know, the fact that they're fighting a trilogy, even though Katie got both decisions, speaks to like how close those fights were

and how many people felt you even won both of those fights. What fight you think was close out of the first two? The first one, the first one was a good fight. My coach told me after the fight, he said I think it's 96, 94, it's pretty close. So when the first judge said that, he looked at me, he said, you see, we got it. But the second one, I think, was pretty clear that I won.

I landed 107 more punches on K.D. Taylor. And people say that I get hit a lot. Listen, 107 punches, that's a lot of punches. And you did it in the sixth round, you heard her I think it was? The first one was the fifth, the second one was the first, and a couple of rounds. Like, I've heard the sixth round. You heard her? I think it was. The first one was the fifth. The second one was the first.

And a couple of rounds. Like I've heard Katie every fight. Both fights I've heard her. She's never really hurt me other than the headbutts. But you know, I respect Katie as a fighter. She's a great fighter, a great champion. And she's going to come to fight. She needs this win to be like convincingly.

She needs the fans to say okay Katie won this fight and listen I'm a professional I'm a champion if Katie was to beat me like clearly I would say hats off to Katie Katie you're a great champion you're a great fighter you beat me but I just don't feel it the fans don't feel it my my team doesn't feel it doesn't see it so I'm like gosh just this one is like this like is like the last hurrah. How do you feel confidence in the judges during that now, right? Because you think you lost, you think you won both of them,

you feel like you were cheated. So how do you still have that confidence in the system and the judges? Because the punches show. Yeah, I know. That's the only thing that I'm like, ah, we need better judges. And hopefully the team gets that work

before I step into that ring because I feel like those two fights, it was like four against one or five against one because the judges, Katie and the referee. The referee wasn't on my side the last fight as well. So I just want a fair fight. I just want me and Katie to fight and the winner takes it all. How do you fix the politics of boxing though? You can clearly watch those fights until boxing politics came into play.

So how do you fix that? Yeah, and it's not just my fight. You see it every day, every time there's a fight. I don't know if the judges are influenced by the crowd or they're influenced by the promoters. It's just really hard. I don't know what they're thinking, what they're seeing. I don't know if they need to watch it in a screen because I watch fights front row and

it's really hard to see. It's so hard to see a good fight. Sometimes the referee gets in the way. I just don't know what they're seeing. I've seen fights where the judges have to like be moving around to actually see the action. And then if the person's back is against that one judge, you don't know what's happening.

So I don't know if maybe a screen will be better. I have no idea. But it needs to be fixed. I mean, boxing is the only sport where you can keep messing up at your job and never get fired. Like judges that judge bad fights always wind up judging more fights. You know, so I think the commission

and all the states need to, the judges need to be judged sometimes. But I wanna go back to the second fight. What round was it that you got the cut again? I forget what round. I think it was the fourth. Fourth. The fourth, what was it?

The fourth fight. So you fought six rounds with blood in your eye. How do you avoid those headbutts like going into the third fight? Is there a strategy where we know what Katie does? Is there something you're gonna do to kind of avoid getting hit with the head again? Yeah, I'll maintain it in our distance,

definitely because once I hurt her, I know she's gonna come in and try to hold me and try to grab me and then use her head. I mean, she's very good at using her head Not taking anything away from Katie she's a great champion and she's very very skillful fighter But you know, I think what I've got hurt the most was with the head and the second headbutt was so painful Like people don't know the first one was like, okay, whatever But the second one it was a very open wound and it hit the bone and I was like I saw black for a second

I was like what is going on? That's I was just so I was pissed off I was like, oh my god, and then there was no help with the referee The referee wasn't really warning her with the head but but listen this happens in the sport of boxing and it's just Onto the next one How much does the fight I'm sorry you did say third time is it John? I'm with you, but are you prepared for to go the other way? Like what would it mean for you to win? I mean to lose the third time to Katie's it will suck God three times. I mean, but what I'm not thinking about that. I'm not putting that into the universe

I'm not a fest a win like I always do. But, you know, like I said, if she wins the way she's supposed to win, then I'm gonna be like, listen, okay, she got it. But I'm just hoping that the judges are watching the fight in different, differently. In El Camino.

Well, you and K.D. had the best fight on that card because Jake Paul and Tyson sucked, right? But when I think about that fight, I think about how bloody it was. It looked like mortal combat. How much does that take out of you? Well, it takes a lot out of you, you know. Honestly, knowing that you have this cut, I'm just blessed that I have a great corner. My cut, man man was amazing I did not know how big the cut was until I saw it in the monitor and the monitor

you can use it wasn't that bad when I went to the back to get stitched up I was like oh my god I put a bird of tear to my eye because I thought about my family back home watching now Netflix I was like oh cuz I know it looks a lot worse on TV so but it takes a lot all that blood and then it wasn't just that one Headbutt it just kept happening and her rubbing her head on it. So you definitely can feel it. I believe If I did lose around it was the round after the cut because I was just like probably still in pain But that didn't stop me. You saw the heart I had in there. I was like, let's go, let's keep fighting.

But it can take a lot out of you. Yeah, there's been men with smaller cuts that couldn't continue and quit before her. So Jake Paul has signed so many women. Obviously, this is an all-girls card. He's done a lot for women's boxing. Do you feel like you are kind of the reason because what he's done with your career and how successful you've been, women's boxing. Do you feel like you are kind of the reason because you know what

he's done with your career and how successful you've been? That's why women are saying I want to go there. Look what a man has been able to do. Listen Jake Paul and Nekisa Badarian MVP have changed my life completely. They have changed the sport of female boxing and I am super proud to be part of them. And yes, yes I believe that these women, in the beginning, a lot of people had a lot of stuff to say about Jake Paul. And I took that chance to be with Jake Paul

because when I met Jake Paul and Nekisa, they told me where they wanted to go. They asked me how much I was getting paid, what you wanna do in the sport, and whatever. They made sure the first card that I was, co-maker of N.I., he said I want the whole card to make the most money that they made. So he paid me the most money I got paid.

Oh wow. Before that, how much have you, what was your biggest payday before MVP? Huh? Not definitely, not seven figures, way less than that. I got paid $4,000 for world title fights. I got paid $4,000 for tying up with Miguel Cotto becoming a full division world champion.

$4,000, so you know. How come your team even asked for a percentage of that? I'm not giving nobody a little $4,000. Yeah, exactly. I have sanctioning fees and all that stuff. Damn. Yeah, it's been a journey. I got paid peanuts.

Like, sometimes I got paid nothing, just to fight, just to maintain. But yeah, that's the difference with Jake Paul. And these women, now that they see that we're making me and Katie making millions or just making noise and my fan base how much it grew being under Jake Paul. There now they want to come along. But I guess they had to see what was what he really wanted to do with female boxing and he proved it. He proved it with me and now he's proving it.

Come July 11th the first in history at MSG on Netflix. I am super proud to be part of that. And like I said before, this is gonna be a car you don't wanna miss because we have two on the Sputum Championship, three unified championships and you just don't know who is gonna be the fighter of the night. Now you recently pushed for 12 three minute rounds

of women's boxing. You pushed for that hard. Why so much? Because we talk about equality in the sport of female boxing and one way to do it is to fight the same time the men fight. You know we fight, so some men complaining that, oh well they fight less than us.

They fight two minutes, 10 rounds. Why you wanna get paid just like us us so I believe it's one step we want equality So we have to fight for what we believe for what we want and I I'm a big advocate for the 12-3 Katie she said the rematch she says she shook my hand and said that we can if we fight again We can do it and she neglect that promise so I mean we were fighting ten two but I would prefer the 12-3 because I believe if I had that extra minute I can definitely hurt her and finish her but I think a lot of us women wouldn't want that because we have a lot more time to

show our skills I believe that the ten tws is like a sprint for women's boxing. And then the 12-3 is like a little jog and marathon. We can showcase more of our skills and have more time to get these knockouts. Rumor has it you're the reason why Netflix wanted to stay in boxing after the first fight in Texas. Like how entertaining your fight was opposed to the others.

I mean look, Jake Paul and Mike, they were what they were, right? It was a unique type of fight. But Netflix said, no, we need to see that again, and that's why you fight on Netflix. Is that true? Is there some truth to that? Well, I mean, the birdie said it.

No, yeah, I mean, that's what I wanna do. Every time my trainer Jordan Maldonado, he told me me whenever you have An opportunity you seize that opportunity you go out there and you do whatever whatever you have to do to make sure That people tune in people watch you people want you and I knew that fight I knew the fight with Katie Taylor was gonna be a great fight So I said no matter what I do I have to just give it my all that night. And I did.

And look, now Netflix believed in me and Katie so much that they gave us our own card with all women. So they believe in us women. And that's something that really touches me. And that really gets me excited because now we have these big networks, big stadiums, big people, big sponsors that are giving their money, giving their time to promote and to give us the spotlight.

And I'm excited. I wanna ask you mentally and emotionally, was it harder fighting her the second time or harder to lose to her the second time? I guess, I've never thought about that, but I guess losing to her. when you're a fighter you're mentally you you go in there you physically prepare yourself and you mentally prepare yourself so me I felt I felt good physically and mentally I was like I beat her the first time this time I'm going

there with more confidence and and then it didn't go my way So I was like, gosh, and I knew and I felt that I won that fight because I kept coming forward and I landed more punches, I threw more punches. And for them, for the judges not to see it in my way, it's just like, oh man, that sucks. What about the Puerto Rican people? You bought a house in Puerto Rico, you've been living there.

When you went back after that fight, what did the Puerto Rican people say about that second fight? God, to this day, honestly, if I had a dollar for every person that told me that I won that fight, I wouldn't be fighting anymore. But to this day, people are like, we got this one, we got this one. We need to knock out, and you won, you won, you won. And I'm like, I know I like I'm happy and proud that I gave my fans, I gave my island such happiness and joy that I did my job. So I'm like, OK, but I still need.

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podcast. That one. How does it feel to fight with Puerto Rico on your back, right? Those are some of the biggest fights when you have like a whole island, a whole group of people supporting you. I mean we've seen it at the Puerto Rican Day Parade over a million plus people. How does that feel? Because you can't let them down now. No, that it's, I mean with Puerto Ricans as long as you go out there and you fight and you give it your all, they're super proud of you. But that's one thing when I see my flag and when I see my

people and hear my people cheering for me, that just gives me so much more to go out there. Like yesterday, seeing all those people screaming for me and I'm like, I gotta go today to the gym and I gotta work my butt off actually because I don't want to let them down. And I don't, I don't, if I give it my all, I'm not letting them down. But it's just, it's not me, it's the judges guys. But it just, it just brings me so much more like, ah yeah, like I have to do it for them. Yeah, I don't even know how to,

at least at the least say it's a draw. Right. You know what I mean? Like just to give it or to win. How did those losses shape you? Not just as a fighter, but just as a woman and a competitor? Yeah, well, we always turn those L's to W's, right?

That's what Jake Paul says. It's not losing, it's learning. So yeah we definitely go back to the gym and my team they've been watching both fights and they see what we need to work on and that's what we've been working on in the gym. And just go out there and just like mentally I mean I'm okay. I'm still going in there with more confidence knowing that I can hurt her and I did hurt her and I won But it's just just just being just being ready. I'm putting in the work I make sure that I check all my boxes before I go out there. I am running. I'm sparring. I'm training hard I'm eating right getting my recovery done. So as long as I do that, I know I'll be okay. Now you jumped in MMA for a little bit.

You did pro wrestling for a little bit. Yeah, I haven't done pro wrestling. I practiced it a little bit. Practiced a little bit. Is it the challenge or is it the competitive nature or is it the money? Well, honestly, the MMA, jumping into MMA was part of money because my MMA contract at the time was bigger than

my boxing contract and I was a sixth division, seventh division world champion at that time. So that's, I was like, okay, I'll do it. It's fighting. Let's try it. I mean, MMA is really, really hard, but yeah, I think it's just the competitiveness in me. Like I just, I love fighting. I love going out there. I love proving to myself that I can do it. I never thought that I would be where I'm at now, being a champion, being a multiple division world champion. I never started boxing to become a world champion. I did it to have something in common with my sister, Cindy,

who was a former world champion as well. So I'm like, yeah, I'll try it, I'll try it, but look how I changed the sport of boxing. And I think it's just right now, it's I accomplished everything I wanted to accomplish, and now it's just opening those doors for those women. Young girls looking at me in the sport and showing them that anything is possible,

that you can do this, and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. There were so many times that I wanted to retire because it was just not worth it, the money in boxing, so much work you have to put in and I wasn't getting paid anything. So I was like, but thank God Jake Paul came into my life, changed my life, my career,

and now I can change other women's lives. Now you're the top earner in female boxing, in all of boxing. You talked about contracts, right? To my understanding, you have a lifetime contract with MVP now. Like, I don't think any woman has ever had any type of contract like that.

What does that look like? What does that mean exactly? Well, it just means once I retire that I have part of MVP, the company. I will be part of the women's side of it. That's my goal. That's my love. I love empowering women. I love seeing women grow in the sport. Listen, I always told the girls if it wasn't for me, I want to see them grow. I want to see them make the money. So if I if the next generation of the women make $10 million, I'm like, yeah, I'm there cheering like, yes,

I helped that because we're making a little bit millions now, but we wanted to grow. We wanna see the women's boxing grow. So that's my thing. Now you talk about Jake, how did y'all meet? How did y'all meet and decide to start doing business? Well, I had met Jake, I had four hands on the card when he made his pro debut back in 2020.

And I knew of Jake because of my nephews. They were big Jake Paul and Logan Paul fans. So I met him there. And then Jake Paul wanted to empower women and put a woman on his card when he fought in Cleveland. And it was for Showtime at the time. And Steven Espinosa, he said, I have this young lady who fought for me a couple of times,

Amanda Serrano, you should look her up, whatever. And then they reached out and they said, do you want to fight on Jake Paul on the card? I was like, why not? You know, he has different viewers, he has a different audience. I was like, that would be amazing. And then they talked about the pay, we're gonna pay.

I was like, okay, we're gonna get it, let's do it. And then after that, he saw that I fought a tough Mexican champion. It went the distance, but we had a great fight and they liked the way I fought, they liked the way I act and they spoke to my manager, Jordan, and they said what you want to do? We're going to start a company called MVP, will you like to be a part of it?

And we said you know what? At that time we were like, we're over. We're not getting the respect, we're not getting the pay. I was already a seven division world champion, unified world champion, and we still wasn't. So when they gave us the call and the opportunity, we said, nah, let's do it. Is it true? They said that when you first met him, you went to reach your hand out, and he gave you a fist bump, and you was like, this kid?

Was that true? Yeah, it was true. It was true, because I was so excited. More for my nephews, because I knew of him, because I kept hearing his songs. Like, it's everyday, bro. So I knew of him. So I wanted to songs like his everyday bro. So I like I knew of him. So I was like- Paul got songs?

Yeah. He brought his song he raps. All right. So when I shook his hand, he gave me a fist pump. But honestly, I was like, okay, whatever. But there are boxes that don't shape people's hands because of the squeezing the knuckles or something that's, you know. So you thought he was trying to play you at knuckles or something that's, you know.

So you thought he was trying to play you at first, right? At first, at first. And then after we spoke about that, because I told him, I brought it up to him a couple of times and he laughed and he said that he had COVID so he didn't want to give it to me. I was like, okay, okay, Jake, but we're cool now. We're cool. You still could have got COVID though.

Do women boxers have to be with MVP to get the best kind of looks and the best kind of money? Um, I think so. I think we're changing the game and I think MVP wants to continue to empower women and give us this opportunity and give us these paychecks that are unheard of. And I think

I mean, hopefully a lot of these other promoters can take a page out of MVP's book and start paying us women better and paying these women who want a sign. But it's just, it's all women have to come together, continue to fight hard, continue to put on shows, and continue to prove that we deserve the paydays,

we deserve the spotlight. And I think one day it can change. Speaking of money in checks You've obviously made good money in the last few years Have you gotten to the point where now families coming out of nowhere asking for money? I need help with this I need help with that Really small tight-knit family. I mean now with social media everybody's my cousin I'm like, I don't lot. Like, oh, you're my cousin.

I'm like, I don't think so. I never met you before. You don't want that too? Oh, OK. Yeah, yeah. So you have to say no already. No, no. I can't help you.

Jordan's been in my life. Jordan's also my brother-in-law, my trainer, manager. He's been in my life for 25 years. And he's like, this person said he's your cousin. I was like, Jordan, you know my whole family. That is not my cousin. Oh, man Jordan, you know my whole family. Hi, that is not my cousin. Oh man. So listen, when it comes to people like,

or when it comes to just mentally preparing for a fight, when you hear somebody like a Clarissa Shield say, she thinks you're gonna lose, you know, against Katie for the third fight, does that bother you mentally? Listen, I go in there, I fight with everything I have. I go out there, I train, I give myself, my team gives me all the tools that I need to go out there and perform to my best ability to enter win

It's not I feel like I'm not I didn't lose those fights is what the judges saw But you know it doesn't bother me if you use me to go out there and just prove people wrong pre prove that I am The winner did you cry after the last fight and if you did was it from pain pride and just prove people wrong, prove that I am the winner. Did you cry after the last fight? And if you did, was it from pain, pride, or just frustration? I cried more from looking at the cut. It was a pretty big cut.

And I cry sometimes even when I win. It's because of happiness. But I'm a crybaby, that's one thing for sure. But yeah, no, no, I cry. Yeah, definitely I was frustrated because I'm like I did everything that I could. But obviously there's room for improvement and that's what we're working on

and that's what we're gonna change for the third fight. But you won, right, seven divisions. This is obviously a big money fight, a big profile fight. But if you do get the victory finally with Katie, what's the next challenge? I know that people are talking about Alicia Bomb gonna, she's with MVP now, she's around your weight class. What's the next big challenge for Amanda?

You know what the world wants. No, honestly, right now I'm just concentrating, I'm fully concentrating on Katie Taylor. That's the one thing that's on my mind, my goal, just to go out there and finally get this win. That's a big enough challenge for me right now, this moment, this second, this whole couple of weeks leading up to the fight.

And then after that, who knows? Who knows what the world holds for me? The team knows, and I mean, they will go back and we'll figure it out. What about your team, like Nakeesa and Jake? Like, they have to plan ahead as a company, right? I know you got to focus on Katie, but what is the team saying about what's next?

Oh, my, I don't know. Because you're already fighting at 140, so they just look a couple pounds. My team is thinking about becoming the Undisputed Champion at 140 come July 11th and continuing to help and grow women in the sport of boxing that that's definitely the goal 40 then I went down and when I won 15

She said one fight at a time And this is a biggest one a big fight But I'm excited just to be on this card, just to have all these women give them the spotlight so they can showcase their skills. And who knows? I mean, I've been a professional for 16 years, 16 long years. It had ups, downs, good times, bad times. Right now the last four years have been fun, have been beneficial, have been super, super

different than what I'm used to coming up into the sport. So I'm enjoying every second, every minute of it and I can't wait to see the future of women's boxing. When you retire, what do you want little Puerto Rican girls to say when they mention you? That sounds funny. Little Puerto Rican girls? Not just only little Puerto Rican girls. Not just only little Puerto Rican girls. I need a little girl or boy who believes in themselves and want to do something.

Just you have to go out there and give it your all. You know greatness requires sacrifice. I sacrificed my whole life to this sport and I'm going to continue to work for them and just believe in yourself. Surround yourself with positive people, go out there and give it your all. That's all I can ask. And I always tell the young girls,

they say, oh, I wanna be like you. And I tell them, don't be like me, be better than me. And that's what I wanna push them for, just always to be better than me. And that's what I do. I always wanna be better than I was yesterday or the fight before. And that's all you have to do.

You gonna have Bad Bunny or Johnsonocelyn Hernandez walk you out? Which one? David II, Puerto Rico Stars. Bad Bunny has a concert, his first concert in Puerto Rico is the night of the fight. Wow. That means she's Jocelyn. Yeah.

Jocelyn. What about Jocelyn Hernandez? She come and drop some bars for you. She had a float in the Puerto Rican parade too. I bet she did. That's my Puerto Rican princess right there. So, all right, yeah, I'mma say if she can walk you down. Is the Katie Taylor chapter closed after this third fight? I think so. Win or lose?

I think so, you know, honestly. I said that after the second one. After the first one, I was like, God, I am so tired of it. I love Katie. Katie's my best friend, but I'm like, how can you love and hate someone at the same time? Yeah, because at our last press conference, I'd never seen y'all go at it the way you did.

She threw shots saying, you're delusional, and you came with the helmet. Was that a football helmet? Head gear. Head gear to the press conference incinerating. I don't want to get hit with it. So it's not as friendly as it was before that. That was just something that was just,

it was good, it was a good idea. But then the day after we had to do promo and photo shoot and we was just laughing and talking like regular. But yeah, I think she's probably tired of me too. Tired of you. What if you beat her and she says, I won two, you won one, let's do it again? Damn.

Money talks. Money talks, but like honestly, I'm like, I told myself, I said, God, because it's been like, I'll talk to both of our names since she turned pro. We wasn't even in the same weight class at the same, well, I was never at her same weight class, but I'm like, who is Katie?

But Katie Taylor's brought ice to the professional boxing world, which is good, but it's been like that for years. I was like, oh my God, I'm kind of tired of Katie Taylor. Well, we all know what the ultimate payday is. I don't know what that weight would be between you and Clarissa, but that would be the ultimate payday

and the ultimate match in women's boxing. Listen, it can be, but just like I said, I'm here promoting July 11th, and it's just. But would you go to 147? Forget about would you for that fight. No, that's not true. I'm not almost there. I can barely make 140 in this fight.

What you doing right now? You look bralette. Yeah, that's good for eating, good eating, and training hard. But yeah, I'm not a natural 140, a natural 135. I'm a natural 126. I walk around at 134. So like I said, going up in weight, it's really hard for me.

It's a lot harder for me than losing weight. And people look at me like I'm crazy, like, oh my god, losing weight is hard. No, gaining weight for me is hard. Yeah, you're lean, you got fast metabolism. Yeah, because when I'm constantly working hard and training hard, I sweat so much and I lose weight so fast.

So I'm like, no, like, 140. But you can make 147 if you had to. No, I know I can't. I won't. I can't. You're like, yeah, I won't. Because the heavier you go, the more. You lose more. Yeah, and my power is still there, but like I said, these I can't. The heavier you go, the more... You lose more.

Yeah, and my power is still there, but like I said, these world stand- 20 million, you won't go up to 147? I know. All right, all right. 20 million, I go up to 147. I go up to 147. You could whip his ass, could you?

I'm sure. How does it feel when you walk into the gym sometime and know you better than 99% of the minute? It boosts your confidence. You can walk around, and sometimes I walk around in the street sometime and know you better than 99% of the minute? It boosts your confidence. You can walk around. Like sometimes I walk around the street and I'm like, only if they knew. But we wish you the best of luck. You're fighting Madison Square Garden July 11th.

All my Puerto Ricans, but Equals, go buy your tickets, get out there and support. Yes, I'm saying right now because I was on the float last year. Thank you. We're making history. We're all women's card great fights Honestly, we me Katie had two great fights, but I don't know we up for some good competition this fight Thank you for joining us Amanda Serrano. Thank you. It's the breakfast club. Good morning Breakfast club Wake that ass up in the morning. The Breakfast Club.

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